Anyone know the background of a air pistol with the markings Martin A.R.P. I can only find a sale ad from the 1950s and a post on Facebook mentioning it from 2014.
Martin A.R.P 177
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I’ve peruse multiple sites that sell airguns for years and have never seen one of those. Definitely a rare piece. How did you get it? Does it work?
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My grandpa collected all kinds of different guns and this was in his collection. I am just trying to learn more about it, it will be going to sale alone with a Daisy 777, Beeman P1 Magnum and a Healthways Sharpshooter that all have boxes. He has had them all for years, I have never tried shooting any of them
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Man that must’ve been cool going over your grandpas house as a kid and seeing his collection. He has good taste in airguns. That 777 is a gem and the P1 is perhaps the best spring pistol made.
You’re likely get more money selling those vintage guns on eBay than here. I know because I sold a few vintage guns on eBay. Case in point, I bought a rare co2 pistol from airguns of Arizona for $125 and it sold at eBay auction for $300+.
If you go to eBay advanced search you can look back to see what these guns sold for in the past to get a good idea of what price you would get. With that price in mind you can make a buy it now ad or try your luck at the auction. I just did a search for the Martin pistol and found no prior listings on eBay. That one might fetch a pretty penny at auction. It’s worth whatever some collector is willing to pay. And judging by the rarity of that pistol it may be more than you expect.
Also you can use the search feature here to check what these guns sold for in the past and compare what they sold for on eBay.
Good luck!
You’re likely get more money selling those vintage guns on eBay than here. I know because I sold a few vintage guns on eBay. Case in point, I bought a rare co2 pistol from airguns of Arizona for $125 and it sold at eBay auction for $300+.
If you go to eBay advanced search you can look back to see what these guns sold for in the past to get a good idea of what price you would get. With that price in mind you can make a buy it now ad or try your luck at the auction. I just did a search for the Martin pistol and found no prior listings on eBay. That one might fetch a pretty penny at auction. It’s worth whatever some collector is willing to pay. And judging by the rarity of that pistol it may be more than you expect.
Also you can use the search feature here to check what these guns sold for in the past and compare what they sold for on eBay.
Good luck!
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Thank you, yes I am keeping as many of his shotguns as possible and needing to sell the rest for my siblings. The 777 has the box and papers and appears to be nearly brand new from what I can tell.
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It’ll surely fetch a higher ticket with the box and brand new condition. Let me know how it goes
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